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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Ginger Spiced Applesauce

Applesauce is one of my favorite things to make in a slow
cooker. It is so simple and quick to make and you can add whatever flavor
enhancers your prefer. I love a nice spiced applesauce in the fall; it works as
a side dish, by itself, or on top of some vanilla ice cream (give it a
shot…it's delicious.)

This applesauce is a bit different though…instead of using
any traditional liquid or sugar, I instead used some Angry Orchard Apple Ginger
Hard Cider and, oh boy, is it yummy and it screams fall.

For this applesauce, I used my Hamilton Beach Set & Forget 6 Qt. Programmable Slow Cooker. The Hamilton Beach Set & Forget Slow Cooker, allows me to set a specific cooking time and then it automatically switches to warm, just in case I get busy while this is cooking
away. I don’t have to worry about it burning.

Ginger Spiced Applesauce

by Jenny

6
medium to large apples – I used Granny Smith for the tartness, but you can useeither Macintosh, Cortland, or any
other apple you prefer.

3/4 cup Angry Orchard Apple Ginger Hard Cider

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 - 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Peel,
core and dice the apples in large pieces – discard the peels and cores.

Add
all ingredients to slow cooker and set on low for about 4 hours*.

Apples
will become extremely soft/mushy. Mash apples with a fork or potato
masher and enjoy!

Keep
in an airtight container for up to one week.

Extremely
easy to make, throw it all in the slow cooker and come back in a few hours for
some very tasty (if I do say so myself) applesauce! Best part – it is naturally
gluten-free. If you choose to not use the hard cider, you can substitute that
for 1/3 cup of water and 1/4 cup of honey.

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